La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § XLIII-2001

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 4, April 20, 2024
Section XLIII-2001 - Pupil/Teacher, and Pupil Appraisal Ratios for Public Education
A. In providing services to all identified exceptional students, the number of students in each instructional setting shall not exceed the following numbers.

Setting

Preschool

Elementary

Secondary

Self-Contained

25

27

Resource Center

55

55

Resource

Departmentalized or

Self-Contained Departmentalized

93

98

Instruction in Regular Class

25

27

Resource

30

30

Pre-school

A.

19

B.

23

Combination

B. Pupil appraisal members shall be employed by LEAs at the following rate:
1. public school ratios based on membership educational diagnosticians 1:2,400 or major fraction thereof;
2. school psychologists 1:2,400 or major fraction thereof;
3. social workers 1:3,200 or major function thereof;
4. LEAs may substitute one pupil appraisal professional for another provided that all pupil appraisal services are provided in accordance with these regulations and the Pupil Appraisal Handbook.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § XLIII-2001

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 26:1599 (August 2000), amended LR 27:35 (January 2001), LR 36:2029 (September 2010).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:1941 et seq.